Pakistan: Poliovirus reported in two more environmental samples

Dec 24, 2023

Poliovirus has been reported in more environmental samples collected in Karachi and Chaman, ARY News reported.

Pakistan: 28 sewage samples test positive for wild poliovirus

Feb 04, 2024

As many as 28 environmental samples collected from Pakistan's 19 districts in January and two collected from Quetta and Khuzdar in December have tested...

Poliovirus detected in 7 Pakistani cities after testing sewage samples

Aug 02, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 : Pakistan Federal authorities on Tuesday confirmed that poliovirus was detected in seven cities in several provinces of the country...

17 health workers killed this year as Pakistan's Polio eradication efforts face setbacks

Sep 16, 2024

Pakistan's battle against the poliovirus has not only been hindered by logistical and societal challenges but has also been marked by a loss of...

Pak: More poliovirus detected in sewage samples from Quetta, concerns rise

Apr 22, 2024

According to Regional Reference Lab for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, these samples were genetically linked to the imported YB3A cluster...

Polio remains a public health emergency of international concern: WHO

Aug 31, 2023

The World Health Organization in a report said that the risk of the international spread of poliovirus still remains a Public Health Emergency of...